"She said that she chose to stay in the bunker because she wanted to retire in a town called Chiba on the island. It is surrounded by the sea on three sides and has flat terrain...especially in winter. The winter in Chiba Town is very warm. The ocean currents bring tropical seawater, forming a warm black tide, and there are always countless schools of fish passing through it... She loves the sea and schools of fish.
"Masaki is the name of a pirate during the Great Blackout. If you have been in District 3, you may not have heard much of her story, but in Districts 14, 12, 11 and 13, this name is very popular. .At the peak of her power, about one-third of the islands in District 12 were completely under her control.
"So, she put those two words together and made up her own name...a good name, right?"
Hesta lowered her head and murmured: "Is she okay, now."
Chiba shook his head.
"During the six months since entering the bunker, Chiba has been wondering about one thing - why didn't her former friends send letters? She has been reading reports from the base. Some of her friends were the first to enter the habitable place. They received some municipal honors in the year, and there was a photo of them and the mayor in the newspaper. They also jointly wrote some encouraging articles for the younger generations... but no personal letters were sent.
“A week before tryout day, she found out why.
"That day, she took us to the training hall as usual, but there was a sudden power outage halfway through. More than 20 of us were trapped in the same elevator. Rescuers came quickly and informed us that today's training was cancelled. Everyone must return to the dormitory immediately.
"The power outage prevented us from returning the same way we came, so the rescue team took us through a passage that no one had ever walked before. There, all of us heard some horrifying noises - it seemed like human sharp voices. Shouting, I saw Chiba suddenly stop, turn around, and try to rush towards the place where the sound came from, but soon, she was caught.
"That night, a terrible rumor spread inside the dormitory - the noise we heard in the corridor in the morning was from chelates, which had somehow invaded the bunker, but fortunately, all dangers have been eliminated, and everyone can temporarily feel at ease. "
Hesta's breathing quickened. She had already guessed many facts. For example, those invading chelates probably did not come from outside. For example, the scream that attracted the attention of "Qianye" probably came from those of hers who could no longer write letters. friend……
As Chiba told it, everything turned out to be true.
All graduates are directly involved in the study of chelation disease as human materials. They were divided into different experimental groups. Some were exposed to air full of chelate bacteria, some were injected with chelate extracts of different ingredients, and some were directly infected into chelates, which were continuously provided to the base as raw materials. biological samples.
"The night before the selection day, she told us all about it. She found the opportunity to go to the other side of the bunker in person and saw an amazing scene... She didn't want to see us sit back and wait, so she had a plan - leave 'island' plan,
"But immediately, someone among us reported her to the base. In the chaos, only she and I escaped into the forest together. The boat originally planned to go out to sea had been discovered by the base, although at that time we took off the positioning device. , was not caught immediately, but...it was only a matter of time."
"…Then, what should we do?"
"Yes, what should we do? I also...asked her this way. She was silent for a long time, looked at me and said, '40392, let's...become a chelate together?'"
Chiye raised her head, her eyes looking behind Hesta, her whole face looking a little lost in memories.
"We know that there are people in the base, weapons, and various surveillance equipment... We can't escape - but before setting off, she stole a tube of chelated blood from the laboratory.
“Chelates are indeed cruel monsters, but when turned into chelates, they gain power.
"Whether you surrender and be captured, or turn into a chelate to give these enemies who eat people without spitting out their bones...this choice really isn't difficult at all.
"So we poured the tube of chelated blood into her nose and eyes, but at that time we didn't know how long the incubation period of chelation disease was. Just three days after contracting chelation disease, she lost the ability to go out. ——You know Jane, your reaction during this period is like a patient suffering from chelation. You are too lazy to talk, too lazy to eat, and have no interest in anything...
"But I was different. I felt strong hunger in the cave. I realized that if we continued like this, both of us would starve to death here before getting sick, so I took the initiative to go out for food. I hunted and picked wild vegetables in the mountains. Ye Guo was frightened at the same time and felt incredible at the same time.
"At that time, I didn't realize that it was abnormal that I always maintained physical strength, because my attention was completely on another thing - I went out so many times, but I never encountered the pursuers at the base. I thought this was my luck, but in fact something more terrible happened under the bunker at that time, because the laboratory in the bunker was destroyed by chelates that escaped, and chelation disease began to spread on the 'island'.
"The permanent population on the 'island' is approximately 300,000, of which 220,000 live densely near the bunker. The infection occurred very quickly, and the base was unable to contain it. It could only watch in despair as the residents of the entire island grew older. The pincers were released - until then, they gave up struggling and sent a signal to the outside world for help.
"But it's too late.
"At that time, all the islanders were basically in the second half of their illness. Except for a few people who were stuck in the bunker, everyone was fighting - including Chiba and me.
"I originally thought that we would rush back to the bunker together after the onset of the disease, but that was not the case at all. When she grew pincers and I remained unchanged, she finally realized that I might be a mercury needle, and she They asked me to change the plan and ask me to kill her, but I couldn't do it. Later, she became ill and I had to flee deeper into the cave.
"I remember very clearly that in the dark, I had a close encounter with her, and then I stabbed her...in the heart with the rabbit-killing knife.
"At that time, ahgas was also very troubled by the situation of the 'island' - this group of people's previous request for help in livable areas aroused strong public opinion. ahgas could not ignore it under any circumstances, but nearly 200,000 chelates were on the island. Wandering away, such an 'island' has no rescue value, and going to the rescue is basically equivalent to leaving people to die. Under the dilemma, about a dozen mercury needles with an average age of over forty-five took the initiative to form a team to go. Among them was fifty-five-year-old Ava—that was the first time I met her.
"At that time, I had already awakened for the second time, and I was constantly fighting with the chelates on the island. They pounced on me one after another, and I had no chance to breathe...until Ava appeared in front of me."
"How long...were you fighting alone?"
"76 hours and 43 minutes."
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